the flagellation of sb
of 后接被鞭打的对象。
The flagellation of prisoners was a common punishment in ancient times.
鞭打囚犯在古代是一种常见的惩罚。
鞭打；鞭笞
鞭毛形成；鞭毛排列；鞭打；鞭笞(尤指作为体罚或苦修)。；植物鞭毛的形成或排列。；鞭打；[医] 1轻叩法; 鞭击; 鞭毛突出
The act of beating someone with a whip or stick, especially as a punishment or religious self-punishment.
鞭打；鞭笞(尤指作为体罚或苦修)。
Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
植物鞭毛的形成或排列。
The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement
Self-flagellation was once a common practice among religious ascetics seeking spiritual purification.
自我鞭打曾经是宗教苦行者寻求精神净化的常见做法。
用法提示：flagellation 作为名词，意为鞭打，此处指宗教中的自我鞭打行为。
Some historical texts describe flagellation as a method of religious devotion.
一些历史文献将鞭打描述为一种宗教奉献的方式。
用法提示：flagellation 在此指宗教仪式中的鞭打，强调其作为虔诚表达。
The novel explores the psychological effects of flagellation in a religious sect.
这部小说探讨了鞭打在一个宗教教派中的心理影响。
用法提示：flagellation 在此指宗教背景下的鞭打行为，用于表现其对信徒心理的影响。
of 后接被鞭打的对象。
The flagellation of prisoners was a common punishment in ancient times.
鞭打囚犯在古代是一种常见的惩罚。
subject sb to sth 表示使某人遭受某种待遇。
The guards subjected the captive to flagellation.
看守们对俘虏施以鞭刑。
as 引出鞭笞被视作的形式或用途。
Flagellation as a form of religious devotion is rare today.
作为宗教虔诚形式的鞭笞如今已很少见。
grammar · medium
易错句子The monk flagellation every night.
正确表达The monk practiced flagellation every night.
flagellation 是名词，不能直接作谓语；英语句子必须有实义动词，所以要用 practiced/performed 等动词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The flagellation to the prisoner was cruel.
正确表达The flagellation of the prisoner was cruel.
表示“对某人的鞭打”时，flagellation 后用 of 引出受鞭打者，不用 to；to 不能在这里表示动作对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子The guard subjected the prisoner to many flagellation.
正确表达The guard subjected the prisoner to many flagellations.
many 后接可数名词复数；flagellation 表示“一次鞭打”时为可数名词，故用 flagellations。若表示不可数的鞭打行为，则用 much 或 a lot of flagellation。
日常通用词，可指任何鞭打、抽打；flagellation 更书面正式，常特指体罚或宗教苦修中的鞭笞。
多指作为刑罚的鞭打，常见于法律、军队等惩罚语境；flagellation 语域更书面，还可指宗教苦修。
名词，指鞭毛这一结构本身；flagellation 指鞭毛的形成或排列，二者形式相近但含义不同。
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